A simply adore this piece, as much as I adore the Rite. How was this composer capable of such soaring elegance and searing brutality? He is second only to Tchaikovsky in being a master of gesture, which seems to have an almost visual aspect - no wonder they were the two supreme masters of ballet music. Unbelievable.
How many times did Igor reinvent himself? I always thought it interesting how his neoclassicism parallels that of Picasso. Also amazing is how he uses the materials of the past in new, poignant ways, just when we thought tonality was dead and buried. The melodies of this piece have haunted me my whole life and I find myself singing them every now and then.
yes Picasso was in his clan, i despise both but Picasso more. At least Stravinsky is not an impostor in his art. They both used audience manipulation with unpleasant irritating ploys because getting a horrified reaction as one gets in a horror movie can sell. All the noble emotions had already been explored in the 19th century, remained the vicious demented crazy ones for the early 20th century. As long as it was controlled within a diatonic frame it was acceptable (don't mean this work but more percussive and provocative ones). And yes it was sheer provocation and Stravinsky knew it and must have jubilated when the audience was outraged. Because essentially his music was telling them this is crazy demented music served to you because that is what you deserve it's your portrait you mrons. Picasso did the same with his visual insults to the mind. It was an age of moral degeneration, with dada and other movements and we have no recovered from it.
This is a big strong creative music that is important, by the simple, by instruments tones, as others have done so in several ways, by certain entities, by certain details, for example: Debussy Les Six Milhaud Stravinsky Ives Miles Evans Coltrane Hancock Baker Mulligan Konitz Parker Zipoli Albinoni Boccherini - for example, listen to my playlists for example You Tube Ulf Bech Musik 1 or Ulf Bech Musik 42 - Brilliant Ulf Hellerup Ceci est une grande musique créative forte qui est important, par le simple, par instruments tons, comme d'autres l'ont fait de plusieurs façons, par certaines entités, par certains détails, par exemple: Debussy Les Six Milhaud Stravinsky Ives Miles Evans Coltrane Hancock Baker Mulligan Parker Konitz Zipoli Albinoni Boccherini - par exemple, écouter à mes playlist par exemple You Tube Ulf Bech Musik 1 ou Ulf Bech Musik 42 - Brillant Ulf Hellerup
+XE1GXG More of a "pan-tonal" work - actually very tonal and diatonic, like Persephone. Beautiful music, no doubt. Interesting to contrast this work with the much later Orpheus. Stravinsky evolved a lot in 20 years without losing his "neo-classical" period style. For a truly transcendent experience, watch a performance of Agon on RUclips. I think Agon is Stravinsky's masterpiece ballet.
A careless and insensitive performance without any feeling for the phrasing, Craft conducts the notes, not the music. It sounds as if both composer and condutor were thoroughly bored. No wonder Craft tried to convert Stravinsky to serialism, because there, you can leave most musical interpretation skills behind.
I became acquainted with this work via Columbia's version, with Stravinsky conducting, and I sincerely cannot bear any other. This one is especially painful to listen to though, being that Craft knew Stravinsky so well. (About Stravinsky's "serialist" works, thank God they all present always something truly Stravinskian!)
It seems kinda fast, too. While others play it awful slow. But being 'neoclassical' (not romantic), what about the material? I love Stravinski but this piece after the decades still can't keep me.
@@erickborling1302 Best recording I think: the radiant one by St Martin in the Fields, highlighting the melodic lines and the elegance of the textures: ruclips.net/video/NPBo1D_T9CM/видео.html
@@JohnBorstlap Much appreciated. You know on t'uther hand Agon (Rosbaud) is an insanely fun piece. Playing along with the loudest note of the moment really gets me going.
So original and fresh. Enough inspiration here for many generations of composers!
?? Not if they want to be good composers.
A simply adore this piece, as much as I adore the Rite. How was this composer capable of such soaring elegance and searing brutality? He is second only to Tchaikovsky in being a master of gesture, which seems to have an almost visual aspect - no wonder they were the two supreme masters of ballet music. Unbelievable.
How many times did Igor reinvent himself? I always thought it interesting how his neoclassicism parallels that of Picasso. Also amazing is how he uses the materials of the past in new, poignant ways, just when we thought tonality was dead and buried. The melodies of this piece have haunted me my whole life and I find myself singing them every now and then.
yes Picasso was in his clan, i despise both but Picasso more. At least Stravinsky is not an impostor in his art. They both used audience manipulation with unpleasant irritating ploys because getting a horrified reaction as one gets in a horror movie can sell. All the noble emotions had already been explored in the 19th century, remained the vicious demented crazy ones for the early 20th century. As long as it was controlled within a diatonic frame it was acceptable (don't mean this work but more percussive and provocative ones). And yes it was sheer provocation and Stravinsky knew it and must have jubilated when the audience was outraged. Because essentially his music was telling them this is crazy demented music served to you because that is what you deserve it's your portrait you mrons. Picasso did the same with his visual insults to the mind. It was an age of moral degeneration, with dada and other movements and we have no recovered from it.
@@ericastier1646 You are a vulgarian.
Beautiful music beautiful art
Is it legal that i like this music so much, that i listen to it 3 times in a row and it seems only 20 minutes passed?
You are a curiosity, i see nothing remarkable in this but could do the same with 19th century composers.
Don't tell anyone or someone will find a way to take it from you. 😊
Bravo Craft,una direzione piu' rapida e' bellissima...le altre pure belle sono spesso sonnolenti,torpide.
Thank you for sharing this excellent music!
The Apotheosis sounds like how I want my death to feel.
Much obliged. Still getting the hang of "show more" (apparently!)
Stravinsky thought highly and underappreciated for this work. I find it lacking music.
Art is a Youth Style Painting aka Jugendstil Gemälde - Flower Girl from 1903 (Unknown Artist)
thank you for this beautiful music. who are the performers?
This is a big strong creative music that is important, by the simple, by instruments tones, as others have done so in several ways, by certain entities, by certain details, for example: Debussy Les Six Milhaud Stravinsky Ives Miles Evans Coltrane Hancock Baker Mulligan Konitz Parker Zipoli Albinoni Boccherini - for example, listen to my playlists for example You Tube Ulf Bech Musik 1 or Ulf Bech Musik 42 - Brilliant Ulf Hellerup
Ceci est une grande musique créative forte qui est important, par le simple, par instruments tons, comme d'autres l'ont fait de plusieurs façons, par certaines entités, par certains détails, par exemple: Debussy Les Six Milhaud Stravinsky Ives Miles Evans Coltrane Hancock Baker Mulligan Parker Konitz Zipoli Albinoni Boccherini - par exemple, écouter à mes playlist par exemple You Tube Ulf Bech Musik 1 ou Ulf Bech Musik 42 - Brillant Ulf Hellerup
I don't get what kind of bot would say something like that
The Roaring 20s echoed in a post-tonal work....
+XE1GXG More of a "pan-tonal" work - actually very tonal and diatonic, like Persephone. Beautiful music, no doubt. Interesting to contrast this work with the much later Orpheus. Stravinsky evolved a lot in 20 years without losing his "neo-classical" period style. For a truly transcendent experience, watch a performance of Agon on RUclips. I think Agon is Stravinsky's masterpiece ballet.
I think this is.
Eek. I’d pressed the wrong thumb! 🙈
A careless and insensitive performance without any feeling for the phrasing, Craft conducts the notes, not the music. It sounds as if both composer and condutor were thoroughly bored. No wonder Craft tried to convert Stravinsky to serialism, because there, you can leave most musical interpretation skills behind.
I became acquainted with this work via Columbia's version, with Stravinsky conducting, and I sincerely cannot bear any other. This one is especially painful to listen to though, being that Craft knew Stravinsky so well. (About Stravinsky's "serialist" works, thank God they all present always something truly Stravinskian!)
It seems kinda fast, too. While others play it awful slow. But being 'neoclassical' (not romantic), what about the material? I love Stravinski but this piece after the decades still can't keep me.
@@erickborling1302 Best recording I think: the radiant one by St Martin in the Fields, highlighting the melodic lines and the elegance of the textures: ruclips.net/video/NPBo1D_T9CM/видео.html
@@JohnBorstlap Much appreciated. You know on t'uther hand Agon (Rosbaud) is an insanely fun piece. Playing along with the loudest note of the moment really gets me going.
Effete nonsense.
What would you recommend in its place?